The Groove

The greatest albums of all time

108,862 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Harvest

Neil Young · Warner Bros. Records · 1972

2,621.940

Why this number?

The full board · page 2588

62089 No Surrender... No Retreat Bushwick Bill · 1998 13.110

62090 Sub7even Sub7even · Sony Music · 2000 13.110

62091 Bi-Polar Vanilla Ice · 2001 13.110

62092 Wicked Is My Game Raise Hell · Nuclear Blast · 2002 13.110

62093 Howling... It Grows and Grows!!! The Catheters · Sub Pop Records · 2004 13.110

62094 The Dead Live by Love Mendeed · Nuclear Blast · 2007 13.110

62095 Solo Tocadisco · Superstar Recordings · 2008 13.110

62096 Confessions Pillar · 2009 13.110

62097 Hats Off to Del Shannon Del Shannon · London Records · 1962 13.090

62098 Strangers Merle Haggard · Capitol Records · 1965 13.090

62099 Part of Fortune Liz Story · RCA · 1988 13.090

62100 Under Cover Joe Lynn Turner · 1997 13.090

62101 No Place That Far Sara Evans · RCA · 1998 13.090

62102 A Golden Field of Radioactive Crows The 77’s · 2001 13.090

62103 Homecoming Nazareth · 2002 13.090

62104 Ultimate Darkness Darkseed · Massacre Records · 2005 13.090

62105 Creepshow Xiu Xiu · States Rights Records · 2006 13.090

62106 Opus Daemoniacal Limbonic Art · Kyrck Productions · 2024 13.090

62107

Bad Witch Nine Inch Nails · The Null Corporation · 2018 13.050

62108

African High Life Solomon Ilori and His Afro-Drum Ensemble · Blue Note · 1963 13.050

62109 Red Hot From Alex Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated · Transatlantic Records · 1964 13.050

62110 The New Boss Guitar of George Benson George Benson · Prestige · 1964 13.050

62111 Single Girl Sandy Posey · Birchmount · 1967 13.050

62112 Virgin Fugs The Fugs · ESP‐Disk’ · 1967 13.050